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Politics & GovernmentDiet OKs Civil Code revision
OKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted legislation Saturday to revise the Civil Code, including change...
December 11, 2022
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Associated PressNobel Peace Prize winners blast Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
OSLO, Norway (AP) — The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine sh...
December 11, 2022
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Associated PressPeru’s president asks Cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, swore in her Cabinet on Saturday just thre...
December 11, 2022
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Associated PressRussia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut ‘destroyed’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have turned the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut into ruins, Pr...
December 11, 2022
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BaseballMets add latest pricey arm, land Senga for $75M
NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga and the New York Mets have agreed to a $75 million, fiv...
December 11, 2022
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Defense & SecurityFor 1st time in 19 years, LDP ranking member visits Taiwan
TAIPEI — Koichi Hagiuda, chairperson of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Policy Research Counci...
December 11, 2022
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Figure SkatingJapan’s figure skaters dominate Grand Prix Final
TURIN, Italy — Shoma Uno and Mai Mihara won the men’s and women’s singles at the ISU Grand Prix Fina...
December 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida calls tax hike ‘essential’ to strengthen Japan’s defense
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed his intention to raise taxes in stages toward fiscal 2027...
December 11, 2022
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TroubleshooterMy sister keeps manipulating my family by saying she wants to die
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 20s. I want to know how I can save my family from my young...
December 11, 2022
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TroubleshooterI am distraught after my wife forced me to accept her having an abortion
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a man in my 50s, and I want the public to know that men also feel the pa...
December 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusYokohama-born astronaut Noguchi tells children about space and ramen
YOKOHAMA — Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been appointed the honorary director of the Cupnoodles museu...
December 11, 2022
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Soccer World CupRonaldo fails again in likely last chance to win World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo choked up with emotion as the tears ran down his cheeks. He mom...
December 11, 2022
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Soccer World CupMorocco reaches World Cup semifinals, tops Portugal, Ronaldo
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Africa finally has a team in the World Cup semifinals, and so does the Arab world...
December 11, 2022
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Soccer World CupFrance advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — France’s players reacted as if they had already won the World Cup. What they w...
December 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusDanjiri float donated to Tochigi town consecrated at local shrine
MASHIKO, Tochigi — Members of a local society consecrated a danjiri float as part of a ceremony at H...
December 11, 2022